In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-07-13T00:00:00

Updated: 2023-05-24T00:00:00

Reserved: 2020-07-13T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2019-20907

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-07-13T13:15:10.763

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:09:14.267


Link: CVE-2019-20907

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CWE